Cangyuan Va Autonomous County Explained

Cangyuan County
Official Name:
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County
Settlement Type:Autonomous county
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Yunnan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within China
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Lincang
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Mengdong
Area Total Km2:2,539
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:160262
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:677400
Area Code:0883

Cangyuan Va Autonomous County (; Awa: Qang Ying Vax Qux Zi Zi Sin) is under the administration of Lincang City, in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. Wa/Va people are the main inhabitants here. Wa language is common here. Cangyuan Washan Airport is located in the county.

Administrative divisions

Cangyuan Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]

4 towns
  • Mengdong (Chinese: 勐董镇)
  • Yanshuai (Chinese: 岩帅镇)
  • Mengsheng (Chinese: 勐省镇)
  • Mangka (Chinese: 芒卡镇)
5 townships
  • Danjia (Chinese: 单甲乡)
  • Nuoliang (Chinese: 糯良乡)
  • Menglai (Chinese: 勐来乡)
  • Banhong (Chinese: 班洪乡)
  • Banlao (Chinese: 班老乡)
1 ethnic township

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 临沧市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 . Government of Lincang . zh . 2021-07-14 .
  2. Web site: 国家统计局 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2021-12-07.